I’m sick of rewarding you and this fixation

with the terrible romance of manifestos.

As orgasmic as they may blossom in this space between realities

neither of us really deserves them.

 

That’s not to say one won’t materialize tomorrow

or the next day.

Here is the conceit of this poem:

 

I lie, when I don’t say “I love you” back

I lie, when you don’t hear from me

I lie, year after year after year

Of “friendship.”

 

I’m going back to sleep now.

A coma hovers right above my face

ready to colonize.

2 responses to “You are a Sick Metaphor and”

  1. ‘A coma hovers aright above my face
    ready to colonize’
    the depth of this connotation hits me too hard

    1. Thank you so much for reading and giving me feedback 😊 I’m so glad you found something in it you could plug into

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